Task · part of 1. What safety is, and what a hazard is
1(a). What safety is, and what it means to be safe
Required
Explained. This sentence is word for word the opening of the 2025 requirements book's version of the badge, and it is one of the few parts that survived the rewrite.
Notes and warnings
Note. This sentence survives word for word from the 2025 requirements book's version of the badge. Almost nothing else on the page does.
Where this step comes from
- Safety Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 1(a)